Stratiotes aloides

Stratiotes aloides, commonly known as water soldiers or water pineapple, is a submerged aquatic plant native to Europe and northwestern Asia. In Britain it was once common in East Anglia and still is in many places, particularly wet ditches and healthy ponds. It is the only species in the genus Stratiotes.

Stratiotes aloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Stratiotes
Species:
S. aloides
Binomial name
Stratiotes aloides
Synonyms
  • Stratiotes aquaticus Pall.
  • Stratiotes ensiformis Gilib.
  • Stratiotes aculeatus Stokes
  • Stratiotes generalis E.H.L.Krause
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